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New i7 2.93Ghz Owners Thread

PatrickRS said:
Ordered mine (27", 2.93GHz i7, 2TB, stock RAM) yesterday and should get it in a week or so.

Last time I used a Mac was my roomie's original MacIntosh, circa 1984, so I suspect I got a few surprises in store with this one!

I do know Unix really well so I'm hoping that will help me on the admin side of things. Going to do a RAM upgrade myself ... just have to google for some good instructions on how ... there seems to be a lot of different types of memory out there.

Already have a Dell 27" monitor (U2711) so I've ordered a mini-displayport to displayport cable to run it side-by-side on the iMac. Whaddya think? Dual 27's got enough screen real estate? LOL!

Wish this Mac newbie luck... I got me some learnin' to do...
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Welcome to the family and good luck with the switching. :) You should do fine with a good UNIX foundation. At least you'll now your way around the terminal. ;)

My i7 will land this week so I'm not too envious.. but I do like the sound of that second 27" display... aaargh! :eek:
 
Sweetness! I just ordered the i7 and 8GB of extra ram. I hope it was not a mistake to order it without SSD ... anyone notice "slowness" without SSD btw? :cool:
 
iCaleb said:
Speaking of ram is getting the 2x4 worth it? Rather than getting 4x2:confused:
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That really depends on your needs for ram. If you edit videos or lotsa big photos thats a dubble yes :) If you have many apps open at once thats a yes too. But I think it is smartest to get the base ram configuration (2x2GB) and upgrade yourself (either add 2x4GB or replace the 2x2GB with 4x4GB). That way you can test if you are ok with 4GB .. if not get another 8 if thats not enough get another 8 and replace the 4 from the base config. ..
 
how are you guys with the SSD and HDD option using it?

are you installing the OS on the SSD and applications on the HDD?

or OS on the HDD and SSD as a scratch drive for iMovie/Final Cut/Photoshop etc..?
 
dalvin200 said:
how are you guys with the SSD and HDD option using it?

are you installing the OS on the SSD and applications on the HDD?

or OS on the HDD and SSD as a scratch drive for iMovie/Final Cut/Photoshop etc..?
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this ...

My i7 27" w/ 256 SSD and 2 TB and 8 GB of RAM will be here on Saturday ...

Really want to know how those who have this config are using it ... and why ?

Pros vs Cons ...

Apps and OS on SSD is all I have read ... but the only benefit I see with that is fast boot times ( rarely ever reboot the machine ... and when I do - a few seconds really won't bother me ) ...

Am I missing something?
 
Received my iMac 27 i7 this morning and spent the entire day transferring data and things from my old iMac C2D. It took 8 hours in total.

Just like to say, I don't have yellow tint, dead pixels, backlight bleed, or any of the screen problems discussed heavily in this forum.

Well tomorrow I start up my applications!
 
Got mine this morning,
Bought on 31 July, delivered 9 Aug , one day before EDD

Screen is huge, no yellow-tint, no flickering,
HDD is making the TAPPING noise though, Not happy about that but not letting it ruin my day, will leave it for a week and see if its a huge problem.

Geekbench Score 64bit - 10777 !! 32bit - 9670

I'll try run any other requests people have.

Only prob i am having is getting vlc to play nice with mkv, looking for a fix.
Noob to OSX,
loving it though.
 
By default Apple puts the OS & apps on the SSD. The mechanical HD is blank.

While speedy booting for some people isn't important since they may only rarely restart their machines, having the OS on the SSD still speeds up the system's access to necessary files, libraries, frameworks, etc.. And app launching from the SSD is really, really fast as well.

I'm quite happy with the speed boost. Yes, it was an expensive option (and yes, it's way cheaper to add yourself if you have the technical ability). But we already knew that the iMac was not a do-it-yourself machine.

Not sure if using an SSD for scratch is wise, given how many write cycles such a scratch device is sure to undergo, but I'm still new to the world of SSDs myself.
 
Hmmm, just read about the i7 that the 9XX series (in the iMac it's a 940) supports triple memory channels. So, in theory, to get the most speed out of your iMac's Ram you have to install a triple memory kit (= three the same SO-dimms).

So, this raises a couple of questions:
- Does this makes sense? (or do I need to go to bed, it's getting late here!)
- Does anyone tried it yet? If so, please post benchmarks with 2 dimms (standard Apple Ram), triple memory kit, and maybe even with 4 dimms.
- So why doesn't Apple offer a 3x2GB BTO option? (with the MacPro's it's standard a 3x 1GB kit)
- Is the memory bus maybe crippled in the iMac and doesn't support triple memory?
- Any thoughts about this?

I'm going to bed!!! :eek:
 
I ordered the standard i7 config on Aug 6th, shipped today Aug 9th and will deliver Aug 11th. It is a QP machined so that means it was manufactured in the U. S. of A. !! I hope that means the quality control is at its highest and the machined will be defect free. Keeping my fingers crossed.
 
Hopsdaballa04 said:
iMac i7 just went to prepared for shipment at 8:30 Central time. Probably means that it wasn't manufactured in the U.S.??? What do you guys think?

It seems like all the i7's that are getting manufactured in the U.S. do not have any of the normal problems..
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+1

There is a definite trend of 27" not manufactured in the US having problems. There is a poll, here or AI, I forgot where. Kinda scary for you. Too bad Apple makes this big purchase so full of stress. It should be fun...
:(:(:apple::apple::(:(
 
ramallite said:
Actually no it's the 870, not the 940. According to people who have received their machines, Geekbench reports it as:
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 870 @ 2.93GHz
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OK, that explains a lot if it's not a 9 series. All the other i7 series still use double channel memory, so always install a double channel memory kit with upgrading! Could anyone experiment with that? If you have 4x 2GB of ram and take one so dimm out, does this make a lot of difference in speed?? Thanks!
 
Received today and return in directly!

Sound with the luminosity and VERY hot!

Really sad... It's was my first Apple experience....

Made in china... :(:(:(
 
Sir.Jonas said:
Received today and return in directly!

Sound with the luminosity and VERY hot!

Really sad... It's was my first Apple experience....

Made in china... :(:(:(
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Too bad :) I had to return 2 of the 3 MBP's that I got from Apple when I switched over from PCs. Be strong and wait for the right machine it will make up for all dissapointments encountered before ;)
 
Macfr3d said:
Too bad :) I had to return 2 of the 3 MBP's that I got from Apple when I switched over from PCs. Be strong and wait for the right machine it will make up for all dissapointments encountered before ;)
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Wow. So it is normal to have to go through many broken machines to get a good one from Apple?? And you say it is worth it? That is pathetic. :mad:
 
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